Io

Io
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Alignment	Good
Species	Demigod
Affiliations	Perseus' team
Abilities	Skilled in hand-to-hand combat
Status	Alive

Perseus falls in love with Io, a demigoddess, played by Gemma Arterton in the 2010 film Clash of the Titans. The character is a new addition to the story, and did not appear in the original Greek myth or the original 1981 film. In Greek Mythology, she was a nymph who was seduced by Zeus, who changed her into a cow to escape detection by his jealous wife Hera, queen of the gods.

Clash of the Titans (2010 movie)

Io has watched over Perseus since he was an infant after being sent away by his mother's husband. She later joins Perseus and a group of other warriors in the battle against Hades and the Kraken. They travel to defeat Medusa and retrieve her head in order to defeat the beast. During the journey on board the boat of Charon, Io battles Perseus in hand-to-hand combat to train him for his battle with Medusa. She initially gains the upper hand and overpowers him. During the battle, Perseus thinks Io enjoys defeating him, but Io insists that she is only trying to help him stay alive. Io continues to defeat Perseus until Perseus finds an opening in Io's defenses and defeats her. After the battle, he falls in love with her. After Perseus destroys Medusa, Io is killed by Calibos. After Perseus kills the Kraken, Zeus revives her so Perseus can have a divine lover after refusing to become an Olympian.

Powers & Abilities

Though considered a demigoddess, Io's only inhuman aspect is her eternal youth. However, she is a skilled hand-to-hand and sword fighter, which she displayed during the giant scorpion attack and during her fight/training with Perseus.

Gallery

<gallery captionalign="left"> Logame.jpg|Io as she appears in Clash of the Titans: The Video Game.